Earlier Siliva Havili darted from dummy half for the easiest of tries on debut for Canberra, before Jack Wighton and Elliott Whitehead exploited some nervous and disjointed Titans defence for tries of their own.

Kevin Proctor then put Gold Coast on the board when he finished off a polished set of six by barging over on the right edge.

The Raiders tweaked their line-up ahead of what was Ricky Stuart’s 100th game as coach, with Blake Austin recalled to start in the number six and Aidan Sezer used off the bench.